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| The Arrival of the Inquistion was a fatal moment for the forces on Orion Zeta-69 |
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| It was rumoured, by troops who were evacuated from the surface, that the planet was destroyed. |
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| Rumoured image of Orion-Zeta 69 ten years after the Orion Wars, taken by Rogue Trader Trellis Reen, ignoring an Ordo Exclusionatis, on the search for rumoured Xenos artifacts. |
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| Imperial Troops push back into Charon Hive. The previous Xenos forces had been driven out, and a large percentage of the remaining populations safely evacuated, and taken into the care of the Inquistion who removed those who had been tainted by Xenos contamination. |
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| Unknown Lord Commissar in ferocious hand to hand fighting with a Xenos Champion. Reports tell how the Xenos warrior came back to life after being chopped down to the ground. |
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| The once-mighty Charon Hive was reduced to rubble as Xenos aircraft poured in in overwhelming force. For the first time in the campaign, the Imperial Navy were unable to clear the skies. Inquisitor Wodin Grime ordered a withdrawal from the planet's surface. |
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| Lightning Strikes north keep the Xenos foe on the back foot |
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| Commissars keep the troops moving forward into the haunted ruins of Charon Hive |
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| At first no oppostion was encountered. Soon though, the Imperial Forces were fighting enemies on all sides. |
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| Huge Xenos creatures dropped down amongst the Advance Forces. These were assumed to be Dark Eldar creations at first, but many men claimed that these creatures were also seen attacking the foe. |
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| Mecharian Cross |
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| Imperial Forces died to the last. Showing great courage in the face of overwhelming enemies. A number of medals were won in the battle: imcluding the Triple Skull for a number of units who took devastating losses, and three Stars of Terra, awarded postumously. |
